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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
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Creative Commons License
Head of a Maiden
3rd-2nd century BCE (Hellenistic)
marble
(Ancient Greece )
(Ancient Greece )
The original statuette would have stood about two feet high. The emergence of small-scale sculpture to decorate the home was a Hellenistic innovation.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Madame E. Warneck Collection Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 1905, no. 3, pl. I; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1905, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1988-1989 | From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/7/1987 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
| 11/30/2000 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Greece (Place of Origin)
Measurements
4 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 4 5/16 in. (12.4 x 9.2 x 10.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1905
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
23.141